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Calm vs Digital Scents: which one should you pick?

Two mindfulness & meditation tools, side by side. We compare pricing, features, ratings, and target users so you don't have to read two separate reviews.

Calm preview

Calm

Mindfulness & Meditation

Freemium

Meditation, sleep stories, and music for stress relief.

Digital Scents preview

Digital Scents

Mindfulness & Meditation

Freemium

Stream scents like music and video

Quick verdict: Calm wins for users prioritizing higher user ratings

Calm rates higher (4.0 vs unrated).

Calm

Digital Scents

Pricing
Freemium
Pricing
Freemium
Category
Mindfulness & Meditation
Category
Mindfulness & Meditation
Platform
ios, android, web
Platform
ios, android, web
Best for
Meditation, sleep stories, and music for stress relief.
Best for
Stream scents like music and video

Calm features

  • Daily Calm: 10-minute daily meditation on fresh themes
  • Guided meditation sessions
  • Guided meditations for stress relief
  • 100+ Sleep Stories narrated by celebrity voices
  • Breathing exercises for relaxation
  • Sleep stories for better rest
  • Guided breathing exercises and sleep meditations
  • Relaxing music tracks
  • Breathing exercises for calm
  • Nature soundscapes and exclusive sleep music
  • Personalized content recommendations
  • Relaxing music for focus
  • Mood check-ins, gratitude journal, streaks tracking
  • Offline access to content
  • Daily mindfulness reminders
  • Daily calm reminders
  • Progress tracking

Digital Scents features

  • Stream scents via smartphone app
  • Stream scents via app
  • Smart diffuser reproduces scent data
  • Personalize scent profiles
  • Create and play scent playlists
  • Play scents on demand
  • Choose scents by mood or scene
  • Use smart diffuser device
  • Deodorizing function for scent control
  • Access universal scent format
  • Universal Scent Format for digitizing scents
  • Access over 10,000 scents

Use cases side by side

Calm

  • Reduce daily stress
  • Practice mindfulness
  • Improve sleep quality
  • Follow guided breathing
  • Build meditation habit
  • Practice mindful breathing
  • Relax with music

Digital Scents

  • Personalize home scent environment
  • Customize personal aromas
  • Enhance hotel guest experiences
  • Stream digital scents
  • Create custom scent playlists
  • Enhance relaxation with scent
  • Stream scents for wellness spaces
  • Sell user-created scent data

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